# Horizon Europe Open Calls 2026-2027
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**slug:** horizon-europe-open-calls
**title:** Horizon Europe Open Calls 2026-2027
**description:** Every open and forthcoming Horizon Europe call by cluster, with the next deadlines, rebuilt from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal whenever the calls change.
**read time:** 6 min read
**sections:** 
  -     **content:** Horizon Europe is the EU's research and innovation programme for 2021 to 2027. Most of the money for collaborative projects sits in Pillar II, organised in six clusters: health; culture, creativity and inclusive society; civil security; digital, industry and space; climate, energy and mobility; and food, bioeconomy, natural resources and environment. The European Innovation Council, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, the EU Missions and the widening calls sit beside them.

Calls follow the two-year work programme, so the 2026-2027 calls were set out in advance. Topics move from forthcoming to open to closed on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, and the tables below follow them.
    **heading:** How Horizon Europe calls are organised
  -     **content:** A startup can join most collaborative topics as a consortium partner, usually bringing the technology, the demonstration or the route to market. Innovation Actions are the closest fit: they fund work nearer to the market and cover 70% of eligible costs for companies (100% for non-profit partners).

For a single company, the European Innovation Council is the main route: Pathfinder for early, high-risk research, Transition for moving a result towards a business case, and the Accelerator for scaling a breakthrough innovation with a grant and equity. [Compare the EIC schemes](/compare/eic-accelerator-vs-pathfinder) before you choose.
    **heading:** Which calls fit a startup
  -     **content:** Every call in these tables links to its EUACC call page: the budget, the type of action, the deadline, the official FAQs, the changes the Commission published, and who won similar calls before. The winners list is the practical shortlist when you need consortium partners.

If you prefer to ask, [connect EUACC to your AI](/ai-tools) and ask which open Horizon Europe calls fit your technology; it answers from the same records.
    **heading:** Using the call pages
**keywords:** 
  - horizon europe open calls
  - horizon europe calls 2026
  - horizon europe calls 2027
  - horizon europe cluster 4 calls
  - horizon europe deadlines
**faqs:** 
  -     **answer:** The tables on this page show the current number of open and forthcoming Horizon Europe topics by cluster. They are rebuilt from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal whenever the calls change.
    **question:** How many Horizon Europe calls are open right now?
  -     **answer:** Yes. A startup can join collaborative topics as a consortium partner, and can apply alone to the European Innovation Council's Accelerator and, in some cases, Pathfinder and Transition.
    **question:** Can a startup apply to Horizon Europe?
  -     **answer:** Open calls accept proposals now. Forthcoming calls are announced with their text and deadline but do not accept submissions yet.
    **question:** What is the difference between open and forthcoming calls?
**published date:** 2026-11-09

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